July 6 (Reuters) – Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index , which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, pressured by weaker rates across all vessel segments.
* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, fell 45 points, or 1.4%, to 3,179.
* The capesize index eased 56 points, or about 1.7%, to 3,293.
* Average daily earnings for capesizes, which typically transport 150,000-tonne cargoes of coal and steel-making ingredient iron ore, declined $464 to $27,309.
* The panamax index dipped 81 points, or 1.9%, to 4,160.
* Average daily earnings for panamaxes, which usually carry coal or grain cargoes of about 60,000 tonnes to 70,00 tonnes, fell $733 to $37,437.
* The supramax index fell 15 points to 2,920. (Reporting by Eileen Soreng in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
